Josephine Gagliardi

Family and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Friday, October 10th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St., Revere for Josephine (Catalano) Gagliardi, who passed away peacefully on October 4th at 104 years of age. Her Funeral will begin from the Funeral Home on Saturday, October 11th at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Josephine was born and raised in East Boston and was the daughter of Giuseppe and Francesca (Zaggarella) Catalano. She was educated in East Boston and attended East Boston High School. Josephine would soon move to Revere where she remained a longtime resident. She married Anthony Gagliardi, and the couple raised their family in Revere. She and her husband were inseparable and would spend every Saturday night ballroom dancing together.

Aside from being a devoted wife and mother, Josephine entered the workforce and she worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for over 20 years, retiring as supervisor of the claims department in the early 1990s. She enjoyed her retirement and during the winter months, she resided with her husband in Deerfield Beach, Florida enjoying family and friends. In her spare time, she enjoyed sewing and cooking meals for her family and loved ones. Her love was expressed through her cooking. Her greatest joy was becoming a grandmother and great grandmother. Her beloved husband Anthony passed away in 2005 and shorty thereafter, she took residence with her daughter in Boxford and she enjoyed happily living together as a family.

She is the beloved wife of the late Anthony Gagliardi. Devoted mother of Donna Vaccari and her husband William of Winchester, Caryn White and her husband Richard of Plymouth and Lynn Williamson and her husband Robert of Boxford. Cherished grandmother of William Vaccari and his wife Melissa, Joseph Vaccari and his wife Lauren, Erin McCosh and her husband Daniel, Kelley White, Stephen White and his wife Christina, Robert Williamson and his wife Julia, and Derek Williamson. Adored great grandmother of William III, Ava, Joey, Thomas, Owen, Anthony, Domenic, Emily, Stella, Bobby III, Josie, Abby and Cami. Dear sister of the late Manny, Mary, Phyllis, Rose, Joe, Angelo, Angie, Francis, Bobby and Dolly. She was the special aunt and "second mother" to Raymond, Ronnie, Randy and Darlene DeRosa.